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Two boys from Cape Elizabeth, Maine have made it their mission to help save one of the planet’s oldest species. The two friends both aged 12 have begun a successful <a href="http://inhabitat.com/interactive-almost-extinct-calendar-raises-awareness-of-endangered-species/" target="_blank">campaign to raise awareness</a> of the threats facing a half-a-billion year old chambered nautilus –a colorful marine mollusk <a href="http://inhabitat.com/the-worlds-coral-reefs-may-become-extinct-by-2100-warn-scientists/" target="_blank">nearing extinction</a>.
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The nautilus, whose existence dates back more than 500 million years, is often referred to as a “living fossil....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/two-boys-raise-nearly-10-000-to-help-save-a-500-million-year-old-species/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Chambered Nautilus Endangered Species

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Two boys from Cape Elizabeth, Maine have made it their mission to help save one of the planet’s oldest species. The two friends both aged 12 have begun a successful <a href="http://inhabitat.com/interactive-almost-extinct-calendar-raises-awareness-of-endangered-species/" target="_blank">campaign to raise awareness</a> of the threats facing a half-a-billion year old chambered nautilus –a colorful marine mollusk <a href="http://inhabitat.com/the-worlds-coral-reefs-may-become-extinct-by-2100-warn-scientists/" target="_blank">nearing extinction</a>.
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The nautilus, whose existence dates back more than 500 million years, is often referred to as a “living fossil....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/two-boys-raise-nearly-10-000-to-help-save-a-500-million-year-old-species/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Chambered Nautilus Endangered Species

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Two boys from Cape Elizabeth, Maine have made it their mission to help save one of the planet’s oldest species. The two friends both aged 12 have begun a successful <a href="http://inhabitat.com/interactive-almost-extinct-calendar-raises-awareness-of-endangered-species/" target="_blank">campaign to raise awareness</a> of the threats facing a half-a-billion year old chambered nautilus –a colorful marine mollusk <a href="http://inhabitat.com/the-worlds-coral-reefs-may-become-extinct-by-2100-warn-scientists/" target="_blank">nearing extinction</a>.
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The nautilus, whose existence dates back more than 500 million years, is often referred to as a “living fossil....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/two-boys-raise-nearly-10-000-to-help-save-a-500-million-year-old-species/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Chambered Nautilus Endangered Species

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Two boys from Cape Elizabeth, Maine have made it their mission to help save one of the planet’s oldest species. The two friends both aged 12 have begun a successful <a href="http://inhabitat.com/interactive-almost-extinct-calendar-raises-awareness-of-endangered-species/" target="_blank">campaign to raise awareness</a> of the threats facing a half-a-billion year old chambered nautilus –a colorful marine mollusk <a href="http://inhabitat.com/the-worlds-coral-reefs-may-become-extinct-by-2100-warn-scientists/" target="_blank">nearing extinction</a>.
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The nautilus, whose existence dates back more than 500 million years, is often referred to as a “living fossil....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/two-boys-raise-nearly-10-000-to-help-save-a-500-million-year-old-species/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Chambered Nautilus Endangered Species

Two boys from Cape Elizabeth, Maine have made it their mission to help save one of the planet’s oldest species. The two friends both aged 12 have begun a successful campaign to raise awareness of the threats facing a half-a-billion year old chambered nautilus –a colorful marine mollusk nearing extinction.
The nautilus, whose existence dates back more than 500 million years, is often referred to as a “living fossil....